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Diet or exercise: Which is more important for weightloss?
This has been an ongoing controversy for many years. For optimal fat loss, should you focus more on your diet or your exercise routine? All in all, you do need a balance of both. You must follow a diet and exercise in order to get the absolute best result. But when it comes down to [...]
Foods That Help You Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep makes your work day (or school day) go so much better. If you have difficulty sleeping, you already know how tough staying alert during the day can be. But did you know that sleep is also important for your health? People who have chronic sleep loss are also at a [...]
Healthy Foods to Help You Gain Weight
Do you need to gain weight? You’re underweight if your Body Mass Index is below 18.5. If you fall into this category, you need to eat more calories every day in order to reach a healthier weight. However, that isn’t always as easy as it sounds. You don’t want to just add extra calories by eating junk foods that [...]
Foods That May Help Keep Eyes Healthy
Your vision is important, and the foods you eat may help to keep your eyes healthy. Your eyes require vitamin A for normal vision, and research indicates that nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene (vitamin A precursor) and an antioxidant called lutein may help to reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration – [...]
Vitamin D lowers bone-fracture risk only at high doses
If you’re wondering whether to take a vitamin D supplement to keep your bones healthy, it’s understandable if you – and even your doctor – are at a loss. Vitamin D is essential for bone health, but the research on supplements has been inconsistent. Some studies have concluded that vitamin D supplements can lower the [...]
New study hints loneliness can play a big role in person’s health
When it comes to health, loneliness seems to matter, suggests a new study that found a connection between feeling lonely and shorter lifespans. The study appeared in June in the Archives of Internal Medicine and focused on a specific population: adults over the age of 60. As study participants were tracked over six years, those [...]
Egg for breakfast best way to fight the flab
Eggs are the best way to start the day for those who want to lose weight. A major UK review of studies into the effects of eating eggs has found that egg contains a powerful ingredient that can help to cut the amount of calories people go on to eat at lunch and dinner. Scientists [...]
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Junk food inflames fatty tissue more than lard
The study analyzed inflammatory responses in rats fed different diets: control diets, a lard-based high-fat diet, and a “cafeteria junk-food” diet consisting of nutrient-poor snacks such as salami, chocolate, cookies, and chips. “The diet that consisted of human junk food caused the most inflammation and dramatic metabolic changes,” says Liza Makowski, assistant professor of nutrition [...]
New Study Suggests Low-fat Diets Aren’t Effective
With Americans becoming increasingly overweight each year, weight loss is big business. This paves the way for any number of diet books and fads. Some of these are based upon sound scientific principles, while others may not work at all, or may result in a modest weight loss followed by rebound weight gain. A preliminary scientific study — [...]
